"Toki" is a song by Puerto Rican rappers Casper Mágico,

Anuel AA Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago (born November 26, 1992), known professionally as Anuel AA, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. Often called "The God of Latin trap" by himself and major Latin artists. His music often contains samples and interpola ...

, Luar la L and iZaak. It was released on May 3, 2024, through Los Mágicos and GLAD Empire. The song was produced by J Castle and was originally supposed to be a single by Casper Mágico, Luar la L and iZaak. The artists decided to add Anuel AA in its final version.

Background

The song was firstly previewed in the beginning of 2024 by Casper Mágico and Luar la L. On April 10, 2024, Casper Mágico posted in social media a promotional video for his upcoming single, "Toki", with Luar la L and iZaak. In early May, 2024, Casper Mágico announced that the song got leaked but it would still come out with changed rhythm. Anuel AA joined Casper, Luar la L and iZaak for the final version of "Toki". The song was released on May 3, 2024, and was made worldwide available on all music platforms.

Commercial performance

On the US ''

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chart dated May 18, 2024, the song debuted at number 37. In Spain, it debuted at number 57 on the chart dated May 3, 2024, and reached a new peak of 54 on the chart dated May 10, 2024.

Controversy

In the lyrics, Anuel AA mentioned Puerto Rican rapper

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and American model

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as much as American rapper Diddy and his ex-partner

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hinting that the relationship between Bad Bunny and Jenner ended the same way as the relationship between Diddy and Ventura. Anuel AA also disses Puerto Rican rappers

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and

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alongside Dominican rapper

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claiming that his feud with them is still ongoing. In an interview for Dominican radio host and celebrity interviewer Santiago Matías, known as Alofoke, Anuel AA explained why he mentioned Bad Bunny in "Toki". He said that they have a lot of differences and the relation between him and Bad Bunny is broken.

Music video

The music video for the song was published on Anuel AA's

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channel on the day of its release. It was produced by TruViews and shows the artists dancing in the company of women.

Charts

References

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